The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-30
RUssELLvILLE, POPE CO.. ARK. MARCH 30. 1887

tween which property shall he car
ried.
Third The rates of freight and
charges for carriages between such
places, and for all services connect
ed with transportation of such prop
erty, from its receipt until it is de-
liyered or forwarded, and each day
of failure to post mp such printed
schedule shalFconstitnte separate
offense. Such schedule shall be
posted at least five days before the
same shall 90 into effect, and the
same shall remain IN force until an
other schedule shall, as aforesaid, be
posted. And every person and cor
poration engaged, as aforesaid, shall
receive. load, unload, transport,
store and deliver to the consignee
thereof any and all property offered
for shipment at and for charges not
greater than those specified IN such
schedule as may at the time be in
force, and shall on demand, issue
to shippers duplicate freight receipts
which shall state the class OF
freight shipped, the weight and
charges. And all the provisions OF
this act shall apply to all property
and all the services in and about the
transportation thereof, on one ac-
tually or substantially continuous
carriage, or a part thereof, and to
the compensation therefor, whether
the same is carried wholly on one
railroad, or partly on several rall.
roads, and whether the services are
performed, compensation paid OF
received by or to one person or cor
poratlon, alone or in connection
with another, or persons or corpora
tions provided, that at points where
freights are subject to competition
by routes not controlled by this act
nor complying with its proyisions,the
schedule herein provided for may be
posted and go into immediate effect.
And no such action shall be main.
tanned unless it be alleged and
shown that before bringing his ac.
tion the party complaining brought
the matter to the attention of the
railroad company by a notice or
statement of the facts in writing
accompanied By the papers showing
such violation, if any he has, and a
demand for reparation delivered to
some agent Of the railroad company,
and that said railroad company for
fifteen days after reception of such
notice neglected or refused to re-
fund any overcharge or make other
proper reparation.
Sec. s. In any action brought un-
der this act the court before which
the same shall be pending may com
pei any president, director, officer,
receiver, trustee or agent OF the rail
road defendant in such action to at
tend and testify in snch case, and
may compel the production of the
books and papers Of. such railroad
corporation party to such action
or suit; the claim that any such tes-
timony or evidence may tend to
crlminate the person giving such
evidence shall not excuse such wit
ness from testifylng, but such evi
dence or testimony shall not be used
against such person on the trial OF
any criminal proceedings.
Sec. 8. All chrages made for any
service rendered, or to be rendered, +,
in the transportation Of passengers
or property on any railroad in this
state, or in connection Herewith, or
for the receiving, delivering, storage,
or handling of such property shall
be reasonable and Just, and every
unjust and unreasonable charge for
such service IS prohibited and de
clared to be unlawful.
Sec. 10. Whenever any railroad
as lessee or otherwise,
operates any other railroad in con
nection with its own road, the pro
visions Of this act as to charges for
transportation and carrying freight
and passengers shall apply to such
other road as operated, in like man
ner as if the same were part Of
the line OF road owned by the cor
poration operating the same, and
for such purposes all lines Of rail
road operated by the same company
shall be considered as one and the
same road.
Sec. IL. The term railroad or rail-
road corporation contained IN this
-. .kan t,a daaunad and fakau IN